Improvement in knife-handles



, To all whom it may cono-em.-

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JAMES D', EEAEY, CE NEW BRITAIN," CONNECTICUT.

Letters Patent No. 97,624, datedDecember 7, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN' KNIFE-HANDLES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent vand making part 0f the time Beit known that 1JAMEs D. FRARY, of New Britain, in thecounty of Hartford, and State of Gonnecticut, have inventeda new and useful Improvenient in Handles for Table-Cutlery; and I do hereby "declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereofpvheh will enable those skilled in the art to make and-usefthe'san-ie, reference being had to t the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specication, in 'which drawing-f Figure 1 represents a sectional side elevation of this invention. Y l Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same. ,l Figure 3 is 'a horizontal section'of the saine. Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

' This invention consistsin combining, with the tubular metal handle, a metal bolster and a metal cap, `which are cast onthe tang, aft-er the latter has been introduced into the'tubular handle, said tang beingv provided with a hole at its inner, and with notches at its outer end, in such amanner, that by the hole and anotches, thebolsterfand the ,cap are firmly retained, and, by the bolster and cap, the tubular handle is secured tothe tang, without requiring any rivets, or other fastenings.

In 4the drawing- 4, 'lhe letterA designates the `tang of the table-knife, (or fork,) which is provided with a. hole, a, near its inner wide end, and with ln otches b near its outer end,

`as shown in fig. l of the drawing.

B is a metallic handle, provided with a channel, c,

, extending throughouttits entire length, and capable of receiving the tang A.

The cross-section of this handle is such as shown in iig; 3andsaid handle is eithertplaimor it may be or-` "namented in various `different ways.

Said tang is somewhat longer than the handle, and, when the handle is placed on the tang, it bears at its inner end againstthe shoulders d, (see fig.'1,) while the outer notched end of the tang projects beyond the handle.

rlhe handle is retained in position on the tang by" y means of a bolster, C, and cap, D, whiclrare made of nickel metal, or of metal which fuses` at a comparatively low temperature, so that the saine can be cast,

on the tang, without injuring the temper ofthe knife or fork.-

A suitable mould is provided to receiveV the tang,

with the handle, leaving room for the bolster and cap; 4

and, by pouringl the vfused metal in this mould, the bolster and cap are formed, the bolster being firmly retained by the metal passing through the hole a, and the cap, by the metal enteing the notches b, and, by the cap and bolster, the handle is'held in position, and prevented from comingoff from the tang.

By these means, a handle for table-cutlery is produceih which is not liable to shrink or swell, which can be made very cheap, which can be attached t'o the tang with little trouble or expense, in a very substantial n1anner,and which can be made sufficiently heavy to balance the knifeblade, thereby, saving the necessity of loading the handle for that purpose, asis now commonly done.I

Having thus described my invention, v

What I Claim as new, and desire to secure by Let-l ters Patent, is-'- Y A knife, consisting of the blade and tang A, the

latter being provided with the hole a and recesses b 1),

and tubular cast-metal handle B, the tang and tubular -handle being attached by casting, substantially as described.

The above specification signed by me, this 22d day of J une, 1869.

JAMES D. FRARY.

`Witnesses- W. HAUFF, O. WAHLERS. 

